Hospitality Archive » April, 2019

Hospitality - April, 2019

212 articles

• Emoluments Clause Not Too Burdensome For Trump: Judge
• 7th Circ. Says Tribe's Suit Over Casino Expansion Time-Barred
• Wynn Resorts Fined $35M But Can Still Open Mass. Casino
• IHOP Run By Muslim Man Beats Christian Waitress' Bias Suit
• Disney's Arbitration Win In Tips Dispute Backed By Court
• Pizza Chain's $190M Merger Docs Are Half-Baked, Suit Says
• Wyndham Hits Timeshare Exit Atty With False Ad Suit
• Montreal Hotel Ads Draw Marriott Into Mass. Drowning Suit
• Fla. Court Defaults Timeshare Exit Co. For Disobedience
• No 'Jury,' No Problem In Enforcing Arbitration, Court Told
• World's Tallest Modular Hotel Project Lands $65M Loan
• Gambler's $2.2M Award Over Down-The-Hatch Tumble OK'd
• Real Estate Rumors: RXR, Riviera Point, Menin
• 6th Circ. Gives Wyndham Redo On Workers' $5M OT Win
• Attys From 3 Firms Tapped For Lead In Marriott MDL
• Justices Urged To Tackle NLRB Say Over Tribal Casinos
• Wash. Tribe, County Continue Fight To Undo Casino Approval
• $11.5M SeaWorld Pass Renewal Settlement Gets Final OK
• Willkie Steers Kasada On $500M Africa Hospitality Fund
• Home-Share Sites Urge 9th Circ. To Rehear License Ruling
• Apache Tribe Says NIGC Wrongly Rebuffed Casino Land Bid
• Texas Furniture Co. Says Illinois Carpenter Owes It $1.13M
• A Chat With Cleary Chief Talent Officer Hy Pomerance
• Nonparties Have No Duty To Hold Evidence, Fla. Panel Affirms
• Pa. Justices Say Casino Levy Violates Uniform Tax Rule
• Airbnb Gets Broker's Retread NY Antitrust Suit Evicted
• Tribes Wire $1M To Conn. Ahead Of New Casino's Opening
• Affliction No Ace For NJ Gambler's $188K Casino Debt
• Town's Zoning Rule Bars Short-Term Rentals, Pa. Justices Say
• Forced Arbitration Is A Far Worse 'Product' Than Jury Trials
• ADA Suit Says Bubble Tea Website Inaccessible To The Blind
• Preet Bharara On The Human Factor In The Justice System
• Calif. Court Rejects Arbitration Bid In Hotel Firing Suit
• Wash. AG Wants Docs In Jersey Mike's No-Poach Case
• Chipotle Seeks To Decertify Non-GMO False Ad Suit
• Tribal Officials Lose Sanctions Bid In Suit Over Casinos
• How Cos. With Cuba Ties Can Fight Helms-Burton Act Suits
• The Complex Issues Attys Face In Guiding Casino M&A
• MGM Detroit, Tribes Cleared To Intervene In Land Trust Fight
• Duck Boat Cos. Pay $7M To End Crash Trial On Day One
• Ex-Restaurateur Seeks Sanctions For ADA Witness Tampering
• Fla. Tribe's Per Capita Casino Distributions Held Taxable
• Calif. Tribe Asks 9th Circ. To Nix Casino Appeal
• Smokey Bones Reaches $2.7M Settlement In Tip Credit Suit
• Hospitality Startup Selina Raises $100M In Series C Financing
• Illinois Courts Will Continue To Interpret BIPA Broadly
• Jury Trials, Though In Decline, Are Well Worth Preserving
• Panera Wants To Block Ex-IT Execs From Working For Rival
• US Urges High Court To Deny Fla. Tribe's Gambling Tax Row
• Investors In Event Center Say Utah Developer Misled Them
• Domino's Served ADA Suit Over Long Island Location
• Wyndham's False Ad Suit Is Off-Base, Timeshare Exit Co. Says
• Chinese E-Commerce Cos., Brewing Co. Launch IPOs
• Ex-Waiter Gets Partial Class Cert. Over Stiffed Steakhouse Pay
• A Broader View Of The US Supreme Court Bar
• Sports Leagues' Push For 'Integrity Fees' No Slam Dunk
• 6th Circ. Remands Casino Case After High Court Ruling
• Russian Who Cut Deal To Avoid Fraud Charges Can't Appeal
• Why Tribal Sports Betting Hasn't Taken Off
• Olive Garden Gets $35M Skin Color Bias Suit Thrown Out
• ADA May Not Require Compliance Management Policies
• Former Wynn Resorts GC Moves To Toss $1B RICO Suit
• Hertz Sues Accenture Over $32M Website Project
• Applebee's Franchisee Can't Enforce Iffy $20M Deal With Dad
• Cruise Line Tells 11th Circ. It's Not A Travel Safety Insurer
• Justices Pass On Slip-And-Fall Suit Against Navajo Casino
• Chinese Investor's $1M Not 'At Risk' Under EB-5 Rules: Judge
• Lloyd's Syndicates To Pay $22M To End Antitrust Claims
• Casino Co. Says Lies Led To Shutdown Of Sports Betting App
• Loan Manager, 2 Fla. Cos. Charged With Hotel Wire Fraud
• Live Nation Not Responsible For Concertgoer's Broken Ankle
• Brand Battles: Stonewall Inn, March Madness, 'Star Wars'
• Old Ruling Shouldn't Direct Texas Tribal Gaming, 5th Circ. Told
• Failed Hotel Booking Website Faces RICO Suit
• Mass. Town Acting Out Of Fear In Casino Fight, Tribe Says
• Law Firm Exits Wage Suit After Bagel Shop Worker's Perjury
• Gibson Dunn Ups The Ante On Gambling After High Court Win
• Jimmy John's Workers Say No-Poach Suit Must Be Heard
• New Chancery Guidance On Books And Records Law
• Hunton Andrews Kurth Nabs Constangy Employment Litigator
• Buffalo Wild Wings Branch to Pay $650K To End Wage Suit
• Rafting Center Settles Suit Over Brain-Eating-Amoeba Death
• Iowa Sports Betting Bill Passes Senate, Now In House
• Historic Pa. Hotel Owner Says Neighbor Violated Land Deal
• The Big Picture: How #MeToo Is Changing The Legal Industry
• Jury Trials Are In Decline For Good Reason
• TCPA Questions Loom As 11th Circ. Considers 3 Cases
• Members Too Varied For Cert. In Hotel Booking Suit, AAA Says
• State Lotteries Look To Join Sports Betting Game
• Arbor Lodging Lands 6-Hotel Portfolio For $135M
• PTAB Dissent Warns Of 'Robotic' Look At Follow-On Petitions
• Trump Admin Expands Lawsuits Over Seized Cuban Assets
• Escape Hatch Remains For Judges Accused Of Misconduct
• Philly Hotel Says Sex Trafficking Claims Are Too Broad
• Sports Betting In The South: A Status Update On Gulf States
• IHG-Branded Hotel Operator Sues Building Owner Over Delays
• 'Dancer' In FLSA Suit Just A Drunk Customer, Strip Club Says
• Federal Courts' #MeToo Response Is A Guide For State Courts
• NY Falls Behind On Sports Betting Amid Legal Questions
• Westgate Resorts Seeks Final Default Order In Timeshare Suit
• Carnival Cruise Passenger's Injury Suit Trimmed
• Chancery Sanctions Ex-Panera IT Execs For Trashing Records
• Riding #MeToo Wave, State Courts Get Their Ships In Order
• EEOC's Lipnic On Sexual Harassment In The Courthouse
• SeaWorld Says 'Blackfish' Disclosure Wasn't Correction
• Pa. Casinos Had Record $309M In March Slots, Table Revenue
• Calif. Panel Won't Undo Disney Win Over Background Checks
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Circuitous Path To The Law
• Inside Icahn's Push For New Caesars CEO, Potential Sale
• Calif. Trader Guilty Of Life Time Fitness Trading Conspiracy
• Joint Employer Rules Are Developing, But Still Far From Clear
• Wall Of Secrecy Surrounds Sexual Harassment In State Courts
• Discipline Rare For State Judges In Sexual Misconduct Cases
• Lottery Can Challenge DOJ Wire Act Opinion, Judge Says
• Carnival Cruise Line Must Face Personal Injury Suit
• Senior Dems Want Trump Hotel Lease Docs From GSA
• BIA OKs Raft Of Tribal-State Gaming Compacts
• Releases Snipped From NY Wheel Builder's Ch. 11 Plan
• Weil, Schulte Roth Guide Astarte's £400M Real Estate Fund
• Little Caesars Wants Ill. Biometric Privacy Suit Tossed
• Judging A Book: Conrad Reviews 'The Jury Crisis'
• DOL's Overtime Rules: What To Expect For High-Paid Workers
• Sticky's Finger Joint Founder Seeks Records After Falling-Out
• Trader Tells Jury Witness Lying About Life Time Tipoff
• Insurer Must Defend Fla. Shopping Center In Stabbing Suit
• Union Contract Preempts BIPA Suit, Hotel Chain Says
• Trump Hotel Cos. Want To Keep Panama Counterclaims Alive
• Tribe On The Hook For $255M In NY Gaming Revenue Dispute
• Texas Tribe Asks 5th Circ. To Rethink Bingo Block
• Wedding Venue Likely Used Trade Dress Of Rival, Judge Says
• Top Mass. Court Revives Wage Act Suit Against PF Chang's
• Investors Say Developer Misled Them On $1.6B Oman Project
• Revamping Your Approach To Client Development
• Princess Cruise Ships May Be Denied Entry At US Ports
• 6 Ex-Workers Can Testify At Mario Sbarro's Steakhouse Trial
• NLRB Tells Justices It Has Jurisdiction Over Tribal Casino
• Calif. Panel Orders Retrial In Hertz Truck Death Suit
• 3 Firms Steer MTY Food's $190M Papa Murphy's Pizza Buy
• $100M Antitrust Suit Filed Too Late, Card Shuffler Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Brickman, Schostak, Lindsay Chambers
• What Lawyers Must Know Before Acting As Escrow Agents
• Four Seasons Can't Arbitrate Ill. Workers' Biometric Suit
• Booking Info Gets Leaked On 2 Of 3 Hotel Websites: Symantec
• Investor In Posh NYC Hotel Sues To Enforce $5M Sale Option
• NC Senate Approves Cherokee Tribe's Sports Betting Bill
• DOL Seeks Wage Compliance At Northeast Laundry Facilities
• Eyeing Appeal, Motel Owner Wants Stay In AT&T Junk Fax Suit
• Life Time Fitness Investor Traded On Inside Info, Jury Told
• Don't Change Colo. Contract Law For Our Case, Strippers Say
• DOJ Says Its New Wire Act Opinion Doesn't Apply To Lotteries
• Saints Fans Fight NFL's Move To Toss 'Blown Call' Suit
• Freelance Attorneys Are An Asset To In-House Legal Teams
• Developer Claims Cos. Worked To Block Nashville Hyatt
• Ex-SeaWorld Lawyer To Settle SEC's Insider Trading Suit
• SoftBank Leads $225M Funding For Asian Travel App Klook
• Early Disclosure Sinks $7.1B Crown Resorts Takeover Bid
• New Insights On Applying Daubert At Class Certification
• Franchise Financier Hits Restaurants With $20M Loan Suit
• Häagen-Dazs Fights Customer's Class Cert. Bid In TCPA Suit
• Royal Caribbean Seeks To Sink $3.4M Passenger Death Award
• Real Estate Rumors: Memorial Healthcare, Acres Capital
• Judge Questions Why Boston Can't Regulate Airbnb
• Loeb & Loeb Nabs DC-Based Real Estate, Hospitality Atty
• Pair Of Singapore REITs Will Merge To Form $5B Company
• 2 Firms Guide Go-Public Deal For PE-Backed Chuck E. Cheese
• Hilton Says Autodialer Not At Play In 11th Circ. Robocall Case
• Burger King Wants 37 Ex-Franchises In Texas To Lose Logos
• Attys Owe $2K For Late Deliveries In Sushi Eatery OT Suit
• DoorDash Charges Sales Tax In Tax-Free States: Del. Class
• Expedia Can't Block United's Plan To Upend Air Ticket Pact
• NJ High Court Won't Rethink Super Bowl Tickets Ruling
• Motel 6 Agrees To Pay $12M For Sharing Guest Info With ICE
• Ho-Chunk Inc. CEO Launches Tribally Owned Law Firm
• Spirit Flyers Urge 2nd Circ. To Revive Bag Fee Suit
• 4 Common TCPA Risks In Text Message Programs
• Latham & Watkins Steers Game Developer's $100M IPO
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Hard Rock Taking Over Jack Cincinnati Casino In $780M Deal
• Pebblebrook Nabs DC Hotel Near Capitol Building For $111M
• Martha's Vineyard Town Says Tribe Needs Permits For Casino
• 49ers Set For Trial In ADA Class Action Over Levi's Stadium
• Bellagio Owes Server $500K For 'Fat Andy' Sign, Jury Says
• McGuireWoods Adds Ex-Greenberg Infrastructure Finance Pro
• Poland Probes Betting Fees Paid To Sports Governing Orgs
• Coffee Co. Wants 'Real Good' Mark, TTAB Says Too Bad
• Consumers Can Go After Cruise Co. In TCPA Class Action
• El Pollo Loco Strikes $20M Deal With Investors
• 'Big Tech' Questions Echo Early Days Of US Corporate Law
• GC Missteps Loom Large In Mass. Regulator's Wynn Probe
• EEOC Slaps Colo. Chili's With Bias Suit Over Sex Harassment
• Hispanic Ex-Chipotle Workers Seek Cert. In Bias Suit
• Buca Di Beppo Owner Sued Over Massive Data Breach
• Pueblos Prevail In NM 'Free Play' Gambling Revenue Fight
• NFL Slams Latest Saints-Rams 'Blown Call' Suit As Baseless
• Calif. Group Looks To Stop Tribal Casino Land Acquisition
• Union Faces 3rd Circ. Doubt On Caesars Pension Fund Claim
• 11th Circ. Revives Norwegian Cruise Passenger's Injury Suit
• Law Firm Ducks Timeshare Cancellation Conspiracy Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Firebird, Kuafu, The Villages
• Simple Website Tweaks Can Help Hotels Avoid ADA Claims
• Wynn Execs Hid Abuse Allegations, Mass. Probe Reveals
• Marriott Cos. Get Fla. Timeshare Purchasers' Suit Trimmed
• Travelers Win Class Cert. In Suit Over Cruise-Turned-Bus Trip
• Wyndham Unit Must Face Walkway Injury Suit, Ill. Court Rules
• Insurer Wants Out Of Dolphins Stadium Renovation Fights
• Panera Shorted Itself In $7.5B Deal, Investors Tell Chancery
• Carnival Kickback Suit Headed To 11th Circ. After Dismissal
• Chinese Restaurant Worker Seeks Class Cert. In OT Suit
• HFF Steers $165M Loan For Denver's Dairy Block District
• Chipotle Shakes Stock-Drop Suit Over Norovirus Outbreaks
• Demystifying Damages: 5 Flagrant Fouls Of Financial Experts
• DOL Joint Employer Push Has Worker Advocates Up In Arms